The Bharatiya Janata Party has released its fourth list of candidates for the West Bengal Assembly elections 2026, naming a total of 13 candidates. The party has also replaced a previously घोषित candidate for the Mainaguri (Scheduled Caste) seat and fielded Dalim Roy as the new nominee.
The change in the Mainaguri seat follows the party’s earlier announcement in its second list. The replacement has drawn attention to electoral strategy and local political considerations in the state.
In the fourth list, candidates have been announced for multiple constituencies. Ashutosh Verma has been fielded from Sitai, Girija Shankar Roy from Natabari, Soma Thakur from Bagda, Uttam Kumar Bania from Magrahat East, and Debangshu Panda from Falta.
Debashish Pathak has been named from Sonarpur North, Shyamal Hati from Howrah South, Ranjan Kumar Paul from Panchla, Piyush Kanti Das from Chandipur, Pradip Lodha from Garbeta, Manav Guha from Memari, and Arijit Roy from Barabani.
Soma Thakur, nominated from Bagda in North 24 Parganas district, is the wife of Union Minister of State Shantanu Thakur. Her candidature has been noted in the context of the party’s organizational positioning in the constituency.
The party has also fielded Santosh Pathak from the Chowringhee Assembly constituency in Kolkata. Pathak recently joined the Bharatiya Janata Party after leaving the Congress.
The candidate selection in the fourth list reflects a mix of new entrants and previously established leaders across constituencies. The party continues to announce candidates as part of its preparations for the upcoming election.
All major political parties are actively engaged in preparations for the West Bengal Assembly elections 2026. The release of successive candidate lists indicates ongoing electoral planning and candidate finalisation by the Bharatiya Janata Party.
